- Elevation
- 218 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- High Knob472 m · 22.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic National Road - Marylandon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:39local time
- Coordinates
- 39.3448, -77.0965
Poplar Springs Park is a park in Maryland, at a recorded 218 m. High Knob stands 472 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lafayette's Tour, a historic site 1.6 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland runs past it. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 218 m
- Operated by
- Howard County
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Poplar Springs Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | WNW 291° | 472 m | 22.8 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WSW 250° | 387 m | 16.9 mi |
| Ridge Hill | WNW 287° | 373 m | 22.2 mi |
| Pine Rock | W 265° | 346 m | 23.3 mi |
| Jigger Hill | WNW 285° | 341 m | 22.2 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NW 317° | 203 m | 18.5 mi |
| Ivy Hill | ENE 71° | 200 m | 23.9 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | ENE 66° | 191 m | 24.0 mi |
- On the Historic National Road - MarylandNational
- 3.8 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 15.1 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 16.8 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- McKeldin Falls · 11 mi
- Cliff overlooking Quarry Lake · 12 mi
- Putney's Bridge · 13 mi
- Old quarry filled with trash · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lafayette's Tour: 1.6 mi
- P: 3.9 mi
- Parr's Spring Marker: 3.9 mi
- Cooksville: 4.4 mi
- Clark Circle: 8.0 mi
- Lisbon Park: 1.7 mi
- Twin Arch Crossing Park: 2.3 mi
- Carrs Mill Park: 2.9 mi
- Larry Twenty Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
- Mount Airy Carnival Grounds: 3.1 mi
- Adventure Nursery: 3.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 10.4 mi
- Brighton Azalea Garden: 11.6 mi
- Community Garden: 12.0 mi
- John L. Clark Honors Garden: 12.0 mi
- Commons Tower: 12.5 mi
- "Family" Statue: 14.7 mi
- Azlon: 15.8 mi
- Historic Cupola: 16.0 mi
- Historic Cupola: 16.0 mi
- Oakley Cabin: 11.4 mi
- Raven's Logo: 14.5 mi
- Gambrill House: 15.6 mi
- Gambrill Mill: 15.6 mi
- Thomas House: 15.8 mi
- Mount Airy Museum: 3.8 mi
- The W. R. Rudy Museum: 3.8 mi
- Damascus Heritage Museum: 6.8 mi
- Gate House Museum of History: 7.2 mi
- Sandy Spring Slave Museum: 13.2 mi
- Blue Sky Park: 11.5 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Midtown Park Gazebo: 16.4 mi
- The Bunker: 13.5 mi
- Black Hill: 15.3 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 16.4 mi
- Laurel Hill: 16.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 16.9 mi
- Sandy Spring: 14.7 mi
- Spout Spring: 22.6 mi
- Bootjack Spring: 22.9 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 23.7 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 23.9 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 9.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 9.0 mi
- Friction Wall: 17.2 mi
- Quarry (former): 17.4 mi
- Quarry (former): 17.5 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 11.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 19.8 mi
- failed mill dam: 23.1 mi
- Round Falls: 25.0 mi
- Daniels: 15.1 mi
- Harmony Grove: 17.8 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 5.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Damascus 3 SSW, 9 mi away.
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- Olney · 13 mi
- Germantown · 14 mi
- Montgomery County · 15 mi
- Columbia · 16 mi
- Gaithersburg · 16 mi
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